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People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•100 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
49.1% of rural population
Median: 47.7% of rural population
Countries Covered
100
with available data
Highest
Andorra
100.0% of rural population
Lowest
North Korea
1.2% of rural population
Top 5 Countries
1Andorra100.0% of rural population
2Switzerland99.4% of rural population
3United Arab Emirates98.5% of rural population
4Netherlands97.5% of rural population
5Austria96.3% of rural population
By Region
Europe82.8% of rural population(16 countries)
North America81.6% of rural population(1 countries)
South America59.2% of rural population(1 countries)
Asia51.7% of rural population(13 countries)
Other40.9% of rural population(63 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.2% of rural population)High (100.0% of rural population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 49.1% of rural population)

Europe (16)
North America (1)
South America (1)
Asia (13)
Other (63)
Africa (6)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Andorra100.0% of rural population
2Switzerland99.4% of rural population
3United Arab Emirates98.5% of rural population
4Netherlands97.5% of rural population
5Austria96.3% of rural population
6Kyrgyzstan95.1% of rural population
7Israel94.6% of rural population
8Lithuania93.1% of rural population
9Sweden91.6% of rural population
10United Kingdom91.6% of rural population
11Germany91.3% of rural population
12Luxembourg89.0% of rural population
13Portugal88.3% of rural population
14Jamaica87.8% of rural population
15Hungary87.6% of rural population
16Uzbekistan86.3% of rural population
17Czech Republic82.1% of rural population
18Canada81.6% of rural population
19Türkiye81.4% of rural population
20Italy77.3% of rural population
21Slovakia76.2% of rural population
22Lao People's Democratic Republic72.7% of rural population
23Honduras72.4% of rural population
24Paraguay71.1% of rural population
25Ireland71.0% of rural population
26Philippines69.9% of rural population
27Azerbaijan68.5% of rural population
28Eswatini67.5% of rural population
29India66.9% of rural population
30Myanmar64.3% of rural population
31Rwanda64.3% of rural population
32Bulgaria62.9% of rural population
33Cuba59.8% of rural population
34Ecuador59.2% of rural population
35Tajikistan58.7% of rural population
36El Salvador58.3% of rural population
37Fiji57.2% of rural population
38Tunisia56.9% of rural population
39Algeria56.0% of rural population
40Nepal55.6% of rural population
41Bhutan53.6% of rural population
42Mongolia52.3% of rural population
43Cambodia51.2% of rural population
44Jordan51.0% of rural population
45Comoros50.8% of rural population
46Georgia50.2% of rural population
47Belarus50.1% of rural population
48Egypt48.5% of rural population
49Vietnam48.3% of rural population
50Lesotho47.8% of rural population
51Iraq47.5% of rural population
52Malawi47.3% of rural population
53Dominican Republic47.0% of rural population
54Guyana46.9% of rural population
55Tuvalu44.4% of rural population
56Samoa44.3% of rural population
57Turks and Caicos Islands43.9% of rural population
58Bangladesh41.9% of rural population
59Pakistan41.3% of rural population
60Montenegro40.7% of rural population
61Kenya39.3% of rural population
62People's Republic of China38.1% of rural population
63Costa Rica36.0% of rural population
64Tonga34.0% of rural population
65Suriname33.9% of rural population
66Senegal32.6% of rural population
67State of Palestine32.6% of rural population
68Sao Tome and Principe32.0% of rural population
69Zambia31.3% of rural population
70Zimbabwe30.0% of rural population
71Serbia29.6% of rural population
72Mali29.1% of rural population
73Trinidad and Tobago28.3% of rural population
74Yemen27.9% of rural population
75Nigeria26.6% of rural population
76Afghanistan24.7% of rural population
77Kiribati23.7% of rural population
78Republic of The Gambia22.6% of rural population
79Thailand22.0% of rural population
80United Republic of Tanzania21.7% of rural population
81Burkina Faso21.4% of rural population
82Mozambique21.4% of rural population
83Cote d'Ivoire21.2% of rural population
84Djibouti20.9% of rural population
85Ghana20.4% of rural population
86Uganda18.8% of rural population
87The Republic of North Macedonia18.0% of rural population
88Guinea-Bissau16.0% of rural population
89Somalia15.5% of rural population
90Papua New Guinea14.4% of rural population
91Togo11.4% of rural population
92Democratic Republic of the Congo11.2% of rural population
93Sierra Leone10.8% of rural population
94Benin10.7% of rural population
95Madagascar10.0% of rural population
96Niger6.0% of rural population
97Central African Republic5.7% of rural population
98Ethiopia4.7% of rural population
99Chad4.2% of rural population
100North Korea1.2% of rural population
Showing 100 of 100 countries

Topics

#health#% of rural population#people#using#safely#managed#sanitation#services#rural#population

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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